Sad to see Woolworths closing stores

[Nebbiolo]

It frustrates me that in all the talk of charging for non-recyclable waste that there has been no mention of any financial incentive for recycling.

How hard would it be to say "x is the benchmark we want to hit, if you throw more you pay us, if you throw less we pay you"?

Instead government just does the usual Labour thing and tax, tax, tax to the extent that many people now regard any green tax as simply a way of raising money for other departments. As I said a while ago, psychologists have proven that to get the best change you have to focus on the positive behaviour. "Throw away less and earn money". Simple.

Interesting though that this week (sad to say) Everton fan Andy Burnham has been talking of plans for a movie style rating system for the web to apparently protect our children from watching porn and such forth. Bloody idiot.

Paying people money seems a bit odd to my ears. Why give someone cash for throwing away, or polluting, less than is normal? It's his duty to be environmentally aware, not government's duty to treat him like a child that deserves presents for being less naughty than his neighbour. Tax him, hit him where it hurts when he does the wrong thing. That's all the incentive he needs.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

That doesn't work though.

Pigovian tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Nebbiolo]

That doesn't work though.

Pigovian tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It works where I am, Bruce. Perhaps the government needs to consider ways of promoting the benefits of green-taxation to the general public. For too long Labour has mistaken that the public is prima-facie opposed to tax. It isn't, and I can bring many examples of wealthy individuals that believe the tax burden in the UK could be higher for many individuals. Government could start by pointing out that revenue raised from means other than direct taxation, ultimately means a reduction in direct taxation.

 

[Slight_Return]

So woolies dies.

If it can go, anything can. Buy next years christmas gifts now, in the sales, because as more businesses go under - christmas next year will be one for shopping with few options.

Places are closing, the christmas boom has kept afloat what it has, come the summer and its game over.

 

[TsarDiniyar]

I guess the sad truth is that despite it being much loved, it wasn't loved enough for people to actually shop there. A bit like when people complain about village shops closing yet they get their groceries from the nearest supermarket.

Well said, no one goes there anymore

I think it suffered because it was so versatile. It wasnt as if it sold 1 thing, it sold everything, people like to go to specialist shops to buy things from. Its a sad day when shops this big close. Its a sign of how deep we are in the [Poor language removed].

Correct, it sold too much with little options, e.g. If you wanted a pencil case from there, its either an Action man or a Barbie or you go to Partners.

It earned its crust from cd sales, people wanting cd's went to Woolies for them, now, if they're not downloaded, they're thrown in the trolley with the groceries in Asda.

 

[Dylan]

It frustrates me that in all the talk of charging for non-recyclable waste that there has been no mention of any financial incentive for recycling.

How hard would it be to say "x is the benchmark we want to hit, if you throw more you pay us, if you throw less we pay you"?

Instead government just does the usual Labour thing and tax, tax, tax to the extent that many people now regard any green tax as simply a way of raising money for other departments. As I said a while ago, psychologists have proven that to get the best change you have to focus on the positive behaviour. "Throw away less and earn money". Simple.

Interesting though that this week (sad to say) Everton fan Andy Burnham has been talking of plans for a movie style rating system for the web to apparently protect our children from watching porn and such forth. Bloody idiot.

RecycleBank

It is a great program and needs to be implemented, otherwise average Jo will never recycle.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Yes I remember you saying about that Dylan. You've earnt a decent amount from it havn't you?

 

[Whitebootman]

Sad to see another shop go under, and sad for the staff who have lost their jobs. The same staff who have had to spend the last few weeks serving everyone picking the bones of the corpse and laughing about it. Its hard enough to lose your job at this time of the year, but to hear 'customers' saying this is great is just plain wrong.

What do we get to replace woolies and the other shops that have shut down, and those who will soon shut down. Nothing. Their business will be taken up by the likes of Tesco, Asda etc. Global giants flying in products from all over the world, anywhere they can expliot workers for profit at the expense of local jobs,at a cost to the environment that they are not held accountable for, and at the cost of loss of diversity on the high street.

Seems the we don't care. We got a bargin. This week. Who's next ?

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

adams kids shop the next to call the revievers in.

boots apparently about to do a woolies too.

 

[uknightbreed]

debenhams and zavvi may be the next 2 to go after adams and woolies.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

Sad to see another shop go under, and sad for the staff who have lost their jobs. The same staff who have had to spend the last few weeks serving everyone picking the bones of the corpse and laughing about it. Its hard enough to lose your job at this time of the year, but to hear 'customers' saying this is great is just plain wrong.

What do we get to replace woolies and the other shops that have shut down, and those who will soon shut down. Nothing. Their business will be taken up by the likes of Tesco, Asda etc. Global giants flying in products from all over the world, anywhere they can expliot workers for profit at the expense of local jobs,at a cost to the environment that they are not held accountable for, and at the cost of loss of diversity on the high street.

Seems the we don't care. We got a bargin. This week. Who's next ?

Woolies was an American firm, who, as you say "fly in their products from all over the world", hardly a local shop, not saying i'm happy they've gone bust, just pointing out the facts

 

[Blue Ray]

Its getting scary now with shops going bang everywhere. The only concilation about woolies is that our place has took some of the drivers on. Theyre Wincanton drivers like we are. As for the staff in the shops there isnt much hope for them which is a shame as some of them would have been there years. Everyday there seems to be another shop going. There gonna be a lot of people laid off by the look of it. [Poor language removed] scary stuff this because it has a knock on effect with other businesses, suppliers, drivers, factory workers and so on. I'm sick of looking at the [Poor language removed] news on telly.

 

[bluenose]

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[Bruce Wayne]

Looks like Bluenose's post has fallen foul of the recession as well

 

[Whitebootman]

Looks like Bluenose's post has fallen foul of the recession as well

It's getting worse, soon we'll all



































just vanish.